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connection from PLU to real career opportunities using their skills. Read Previous Kristina Walker ’02 on running for office, loving Tacoma, and city council goals Read Next PLU ROTC recognized with MacArthur Award for 2019-20 excellence COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better
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proficiently in a career, I don’t have many plans. I always hope to love God and people better with whatever I’m doing, though. How did a PLU education prepare you for the real world? Was anyone here particularly influential in your life or career plans? There are so many wonderful people who influenced me at PLU. I had a fantastic time senior year studying piano with Professor Oksana Ezhokina. She challenged and encouraged me. She also gave me lots of playing opportunities, such as monthly studio classes
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online. In the end, I had tennis elbow from all the computer time and an overwhelming Word document with information on about 35 masters programs in China! I’ve used that information to apply for programs for this coming fall. I have really enjoyed my gap year so far. There is more time for me to organize and plan, and also learn new things that I didn’t have time to before. I’ve been piano coaching, accompanying, studying Chinese and getting involved with my church community. How did you hear about
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February 22, 2011 Programs that engage the world By Kari Plog ’11 At PLU, studying doesn’t just take place inside a classroom. Nearly half of the students enrolled at PLU will study away by the time they graduate, and the Wang Center for Global Education recently showcased what these experiences can offer through World Conversations. Every January, hundreds of PLU students study around the world. (Photo by Theodore Charles ’12) “World Conversations is designed to give students the opportunity
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.” “In academia, it usually takes several years to publish a study, since the levels of scrutiny are very high, and there is a heavy focus on the ‘novelty’ of a contribution,” Wurm explains. “Applied private or public research is conducted with a much more specific question and time frame in mind. As unlikely to go to a gun range as a driving range, Wurm is also working hard on a research paper that seeks to quantify the impact of school shootings on real estate prices. Seemingly passionate about all
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Spanish and English. What do you see as the most challenging part of your job? Vicarious trauma is real; while supporting people through crisis is a passion and skill of mine, it is important to maintain healthy boundaries and self-care. What do you like to do when you aren’t working? Outside of school, I like to do pottery. I am still quite the beginner, but I really enjoy taking classes. I go to karaoke every week with some friends and that’s always a good time to sing fun throwbacks. I also enjoy
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“Global Business Perspectives” course which includes a 10-day international experience. Travel and accommodations are covered by the program. Faculty – Faculty combine industry experience and educational expertise in the classroom. They incorporate real-world examples and services learning experiences. Accreditation – The PLU School of Business is AACSB accredited. Graduates from the last 5 years: Their jobs PACCAR Amazon US. Army Multicare Hughes Group Boeing Wells Fargo Boy Scouts Thrivent Financial
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students. Most students do not have a business background currently, and that is okay! [Value] Attending a 9-month long program gets you a Master’s of Science degree that gets you prepared for a PhD program or employment in a short period of time. [Networking] While attending this program, students will get multiple opportunities to network with alumni, business owners, and even organizations such as the Puget Sound Research Forum. This leads to several opportunities for real-world integration as well
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Rock, received the grant for their ongoing project titled “An Edition and Translation of Selections from Louise Dupin’s Philosophical Treatise, The Work on Women.” The project aims to present the work of Enlightenment French feminist, author, and philosopher Louise Dupin to a wide audience for the first time by translating and editing a selection of her most important political and philosophical ideas in an approachable anthology. “Making Dupin’s work more accessible to a new generation of students
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did it; I got the T-shirt.” But it wasn’t all about where to live, Boeh also needed to find what to do. As an MBA student at UCLA he taught a class. At the time he found the concept of teaching quite interesting – the perspective, the guidance. But he wasn’t ready to give teaching his full attention. “There were still some mountains to conquer,” he said. “I have no regrets for every one of them, and I’d do them all again.” But after he reached a few peaks – or a few million miles, as it were – he
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